The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 23, 1896, Page 1

VOLUME LXXX.—N PRICE FIVE CENTS. 51X DELEGATIONS MARCH T0 CANTON Virtually Ohio Day at the Home of the Next President. Thousands of Voters Journey Many Miles to Show Loyalty to Major McKinley. AMERICANS DEMAND HONESTY. They Will Show by Their Ballots That Law and Order Must Prevail. CANTON, Omnro, Oct. 22.—Major McKin- ley made six speeches to-day. , Five of the delegations were from Qhio and one from the adjoining Sate of Indiana. The Ohio people were so numerous and so enthu- siastic that - Major McKinley told them this might properly have been ¢alled Ohio dav. The weather was delightful. Major McKinley, recognizing the fact that the arguments are all in, made his speeches shorter, crisp and inspiring. They in- spired generons and at times tumultuous applouse. The first delegation was from Creston, Wayne County, Ohio. It came at 10:30, and numbered.about 300. Major McKin- ley’s response to the spokesman’s address was brief and bappy. He spoke on the twin issues of protection and sound money. A delegation from Medina County, Ohio, numbering more than 1000, called at 12:30. There were bands and a good glee club with it, which sang popular and campaign airs while the throng was marching into Major McKinley’s yard. The delegation was an enthusiastic one and gave Major McKinley a rousing reception when he rose to speak. He said that he liked the remarks of Professor M. F. Warner, the spokesman of the delegation, who 1s presi- dent of the Baldwin University and who had statea that he was a life-long Demo- rat who felt it his duty to vote the Re- publican ticket this year. “This is not a partisan campaign,’’ he said. ‘It rises aitogether above that. It is a campaign, as I view it, for the United States, its honeor, its credit, its eurrency, its weifare, and 1 welcome the assistance which comes to our cause from every guar- ter of the country, from men who hereto- fore have not been identified with usin perty associations. Professor Warner is'a good enough Republican for me this year [laughter], and he does not stand-alone [cries of *“No, ne”], for in every State of the Union there are gocd old-fashioned Democrats who love their country’s honor and esteem it more highly than they do any political association, no matter how long they have been members of it, and they are with us in thiS contest for the public honor. I am glad to meet the voung men from the college of Berea. I am glad in this contest we can submit our principles to the educated men of the United States and I rejoice thatin every college of the country, East and West, where a poll has been aken a large ma- jority is always found in favor of finan- cial integrity and the National honor. “Some people seem to think that the way to enrich this country is to coin the silver of the world at the ratio of 16 to 1. Well, if 16 to1isa good thing32 tol is better, for 32 to 1 better expresses the commercial relation between gold and silver than 16 to 1. If we are tocoin silver in dollars you want to put enough in y dollar to make it 100 cents every- ere, so that the dollar will not cheat ybody, either a ‘public or a private creditor. But, my friends, there 1# more involved in this campaign than the ques- tion of currency. There is the question of whether this is to be a government by law —whether the law isto be supreme over all, whether the courts ot this country, which are a sheet-anchor for us in every time of trouble, are to be sustained or to become the mere creatures of a party cau- cus. Awav with it! [Applause.] This1s a Government by law and the people will render a verdict on the 3d day of Novem ber sustaining both law and courts.”” From Barnesville, Beimont County, and some smaller towns in the neighboring counties of Noble and Guertney, the next delegation came. It was made up of workingmen, farmers and miners, and it numbereda nearly a thousand. Major Mc- Kinley said: +I take it the people about me, at least those who can hear my voice, are opposed to debasing the money of the country. Every man, whether he has much money or little, wants it good. He wants a money stable in value, uncorruptea and uncorruptible; a money that will be worth 100 cents on every dollar, whether be keeps it or paris with it, whether he receives it in payment for labor or for farm products, or pays it to the merchant or the banker. I think that no man in Ohio wants the obligations of the United States dishonpred to the extent of a single farthing. We have fought this battle over and over again. The Democratic party, or one wing of it, at least, once de- clared that we must repudiate the bonds of the United States, but the Republicant party said ‘No, these bonds were issued to save the flag of the country, and every dollar must be paid in as good currency as the world knows.” And we paid off under that policy more than two-thirds of that great National debt? The Barnesville delegation was closely followed by a great one from Marietta, Ohio, which included some visitors from Morgan County. The Marietta delegation coming from the first settlement in the whole Northwest Territory and a country rich in historical associations and sugges- tions caused Major McKinley to recall ome scenes, incidents and events of the t. Then he said: “*Our honor is impugned, our curreucy is threatened, our courts are assaulted, the very fabric of our Goverpment is involved in the controversy which we must settle one week from next Tuesday. This is not a partisan contest; it is a comtest b wil upon genuine patriotism and looking to genuine Amencanism. No danger can -3 v ever come to this Republic so long as we carry the American flag in our hands and keep it in our hearts, and: I speakto all my fellow-citizens of Ohio when I say that this is the year when you are to determine each for himself whether or not he wants 50-cent dollar or a 100-cent dollar, whether or not he wants a return to that prosperity from which he ran away in 1892, or whether or not he wants to con- tinue that industrial policy which in- creases debts of the Government and debts for the people and want and desti- tion for all of us. [Cries of **‘We want prosperity and we want McK inley.”] “The Republican party stands for an honest dollar; for the maintenance of the rublic honor; for sustaining the public faith; for sustaining incorruptible the courtsof the country and for proclaiming to all the world that this is a Government of law [applause], and that the law must be supreme above all. In this great con- test the Republican party has been desig- nated to carry the banner that represents those great principles, and men of alt political parties this year are . rallying around that banner, because it embraces what they beileve to be the highest good of the people and the glory of the Repub- lie.” Not one-third of the Marietta people bad moved away when a delegation of 700 irom Guernsey County marched before the stand where Major McKinley had been speaking and which he had not left. Major McKinley said: “I anr one of those who believe that the majority of the citizens of this country— no matter what may have been their political relations in the past—are inter- ested in achieving for the country its highest prosperity and the well being of the people. I believe there have been a great many people who honestly believe that the free coinage of the silver of the world might be a good thing, but after full investigation of the subject, are satistied it would be altogether the wrong thing. The Americans want no dishonesty in their Government; they want no dishonest standards of value; they want no false weights, false measures, false values or false economy. Now, I think the people of-this country believe that we ought to have a protective tariff high enough to raise money to run the Goverrment and keep it out of debt; high enough to keep American shops running and American workingmen employed [cheers]; and high enough to preserve the home market, the best market in the world, to the American farmer and agriculturist.” ® The last delegation of the day came from Indiana, and arrived just before dusk, It was composed of enthusiastic Republicans from Fort Wayne, Valparaiso, Fiymouth and Stark County. Major Me- Kinley said: “We want to seeto it, as citizens of this country, that the grand civilization that we enjoy and tLe splendid free institutions which we have inherited shall not be per- mitted to suffer/least of all to suffer at our bands. A government of the people which rests npon the consent’ of the'gov- erbed is a government thatcan be made by the people to express justsuch policies as they believe will best subserye their own interests. You will have an opportu- nity one week from next Tuesday to ex- press by your individual ballots-what you think of the great questions that divide us this year. They are questions which ought not 1o be troublesome 1n rightfal determination. The question as to whether good money or poor money is wanted should not create doubt in any mind. **We want good money—good at home and good abroad and good all the time— and when we have parted with our work and labor or our products we want some- thing in return of staple value, and this is the kind of money we have now—geld, silver and paper, all alike, all equal in pur- chasing and ‘debt-paying power, made good by the Government of the United States. It is now proposed that we. shall open odar mints to the free coinage of the silver of the worid. How is the work- ingman to get any profit out of it? The only way he can get profit is by bis labor. If you should coin all the silver in the world yon could not get any profit from it. The trouble is not with tha money; it is that we want something to do. It is the lost job we want back. [Cries of ‘Right!'] I know the people of Indiana are in favor of law and order and of honest money. [Cries of ‘And of Major McKinley.’| You are in favor of good money, good times and good markets. You know how you lost some of them and you know the direct route to get them back again, and if you do not follow in that way I shall be very much surprised.”” ATt P WILL CONTKOL THE SENATE, | Republicans Arve Figuring on a Very Safe Majority. WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 22.—It seems certain the Republicans will be | able to command a clear majority-in the Senate for the passage of a tariff bill. The present Senate stand nominally forty- four Republican, thirty-nine Democrats and six Populists. The problem would be simple enough for Republicans if it in- volved only adding one or two Senatorial seats. to the number they now claim. The difficulty is that sev- eral Senators counted as Republicans are out for Bryan, and are not likely to act in future in Republican caucuses or in sup- portdf Republican measures. Taking the ol¢ figures as a basisof calculation Re- publicans have already made gains in two: States by choosing Foraker in Ohig and Wellington in Maryland as the successors of Bryceand Gibson in the Senate which meets next March. The Republicans are substantially certain to choose Sehators 1 New York and Wisconsin as successors to Hill and Vilas. These gains alone would carry their strength up to forty- eight, and give them a majority of six, ifit were not for the silver bolters. The Republicans hope to gain also the seats now held by Kyle of South Dakota, Palmer of Illinois, Peffer of Kansas and Voorhees of Indiana. Their advices lead them to believe that they will carry all these States except Kansas. The -fighl there is extremely close, and nothing bat the brilliancy of Senator Ingalls, with his occasional concessions to silver, gives the Republicans any chance of winning. Counting out all these seats but Kansas for the Republicans would raise their normal strength to filty-one. This would be a majority of twelve, if the silver Sena- tors could be counted upen; but Teller of Colorado, Dubois of Idaho, Pettigrew of South Dakota, Cannon of Utah, Mantle of Montana and £quire of Washington are loss reduces the Republican strength to forty-five, just halfof the Senate. There are two other chances of electing Republican Senators in Delaware and Kentucky. A Republican is likely to be chosen in Dela- X7 ..,,, & ’4/ 5 278 7 7 =, i LA 2 L s P17 oS s ',// G A ) 4 77 "7 Q \ 7, \ \ N\ ety A 4 7 7 7 = 7 7 > O( &> 778 72 Z <z o s A AW O W OMAS B. REED of on Saturday Evening, October 31. TOM REED 13 VAST PREPARAT Everybody at fhe headquarters of the Republican State Central Committee is happy. The cheering news came over the wires last night that Tom Reed of Maine is surely coming to California. Since the Maine election Major Frank McEaughlin and M. R. Higgins have been exchanging messages over tke wire almost daily with the man from Maine. They were deter- mined to bring Mr, Reed here, and hence allowed no obstacles or objections to dull their purpose. Finally Mr. Reed man- | aged n:;l cancel some ‘engagements'in Kan- ine, Who Will Speak to the Voters of San Francisco Ma ware, which would give the Republicans a majority in the Senate without appeal- ing 1o the Vice:President. - Keniucky s’ less certain, and it is unlikety that Seore- tary Carlisle or some other sound-money Democrat will take the seat now held by Senator Blackburn, but this would not mean a gain for a protective tariff bill. The existence of a safe ant1-silver majority in the Senate will probably com- House last week'was mh% S ffice of the Chief of Police . an refioe ScNooloraft of i , to whom the bonds had been |~ issued, was present and identified them to the satisfaction of alt concerned. School- craft stated that he left the trunk at the hotel for safe keeping; that hre held the |- cheek for the trunk and was not at all in- Did Mot Leave Them for Security, But | debted to the hotel. This was conceded 5. come directly from the threshold of a revival by opgning up les., B the tariff. subject. ) eof ama- Jority 1 the Seriate & X the gold-reserve might be accépted gs ‘excuses for postponing the tariff until the regular session of Congress in December. ! *'Prorta, 1., Oct. 21, 1896. Frank McLavghtin, Chairnian’ ican State Central Committee, San Fra Arrive Los Angeles 27th. Send other appointments ¢ St. | Louls to-morrow, care Congressman Joy. X T. B REED. The arrival of the Maine statesman in SCHOOLCRAKT GEIS THE BONDS. . windu merc| COMING HERE, Man From Maine to Speak Five Times in Cali- fornia. WIRED ACCEPTANCE LAST NIGHT. Speaks in the Pavilion of San Francisco Saturday Evening, October 31. IONS TO GREET THE ILLUSTRIOUS ORATOR. Industrial - Parade in Daylight—Evening Pro- cessions and Illuminations to Signalize the Wind-Up of the Campaign and Offer a Demonstration of Welcome to Reed. The event in Los Angeles, as great as it may be, will be but an incident compared with the transcendent demonstration that awaits the man in San Francisco. Itis needless to say that Reed’s jonrney from the Tehachapi range to the bay will be one long ovation tendered by enthusiastic Re- publicans, The Republican State Central Committee will send out an able delegation to meet the orator, but will hold: in reserve until Satnrday, October 51, the main-demonstra- tion in/his honor. That -day will be the of the greas campaizn. - 80 many Y manufacturers and others -have ‘petitioned*fora day parade, promis- ing all attaches a holiday on full pay, that the committee has resolved to make a day for people to see Reed aad a night for as many to hbear him: as can find space enough to stand in the Mechanics’ Pa« vilion, Two hundred thousand spectators will doubtless throng the main thoroughfares for Safe Keeping. i to be th[e fact on tn; purthof th? hotel 22,1 . | people. It was agreed at the conference 4 CHI;}A&O’ I"xi"u lOct. 22—The (ques-| Bl/P 0% soon as counsel could see their on of the rightful, ownership .of the | Gignts the boids should be delivered §35,000 worth of Kentucky town bonds | (o Schooleraft. The value of the securities |found in an old trunk at the Palmer | is problematical. Los Angeles on the 27th inst. will bea great event for Southern California. Dis- tinguished Republican leaders will go out over the desert to greet him and escort him to the City of the Angels. pel an extra session of Congress early next spring. Some pressure is likely to be brought to bear upon the new adminis- tration, if it is headed by Major McKin- ley, not to disturb business interests upon of this City to view thedaylight industrial parade. Not less interesting as an object lesson in patriotism will be the demon- stration on the evening when the uni- formed clubs and the marching organiza- tions of the Republican party will escott the popular speaker to the Pavilion. The outcome of the negotiations be- tween Mr. Reed and the Republican State Central Committee is that he shall speak five times in California. It is settled that heis to speak once in San Francisco, once in Oakland and once in Los Angeles. Two more appointments remain to be made. Itis possible that the committee may be able to get one more speech, mak- ing sixin all. Should this arrangement be effected the extra speech may be given in S8an Francisco. No changes are likely to be made which will disturb the plans for Saturday, Octo- ber 31. Thatis to be Tom Reed's day in Califorpia. The industrial features of the great procession on that occasion will be worth a journey of many miles to view. opeunly for Bryan and free silver. Their The elaborate decorations, the display of flaps and patriotic emblems generally should make San Francisco a queen of beauty. 1t has been remarked by observant spec- tators that San Francisco by virtue of her bold eminences and graceful undulations can dress with enchanting effect and present a tigure to excite the admiration of spectators. The illumination at night should be vast and beautiful. ‘While nothing will be left undone at Republicgn State headquarters to pro mote the general headway of the cam- paign throughout the State, special care and attention will be given to the work of the wind-up. Figuratively speaking, the campaign will close in a blaze of glory. Tom Reed in this campaign is a free lance. He is not speaking under the di- rect auspices of the Republican Nationat Committee. His appointments are not made by that body, and he is therzfore free to select his own time and placefor public speaking. For Californiaand Cali- fornians he entertains a high regard. Once he was a schoolteacher in California and it is assumed that he taught to the satisfaction of the trustees. The last time he visited this State ex-Governor Low, 8. G. Hilborn and others of the Maine So- ciety gave him adinner in San Francisco. On that occasion political topics were carefully avoided. Mr. Reed spoke of Maine and the influence of Maine men in the development/of the country. He will leave St. Louis to-morrow for.Lcs Ane geles. On the trip his daaghter, Kittie, will accompany him. It was not generally known that Reed had derinitely decided to accept the ip- vitation of the Republican State Central Committee and visit California, and the parade committee had been delaying ar- rangements for the street demonstration until definite information was at hand. Now that the coming of Reed isa fact, it will arrange for the parade on the after- noon of October 31 The procession in the afternoon will be composed of all the clubs in the City, and in the evening the flambeau and torch clubs will assemble and continue the car- nival of welcome, it being the intention of the committee to make the demonstra. tion the most gorgeous of the campaign. The parade committee has been impa« tiently waiting for news regarding Mr. Reed’s intended visit, and now that he bas accepted they intend togo to work with a will and tender him a reception the al of which was never known in the pmicn history of the State. ®X !// (M 5 P = . A POPULISTIC AGGREGATION.